Dr. Paul Shepard, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Shepard
Dr. Paul Shepard is a family medicine in Cypress, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shepard performed 1,896 Medicare services across 1,584 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shepard received a total of $5,942 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 318 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Shepard is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 467 | $96 | $292 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 139 | $130 | $298 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 137 | $66 | $206 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 110 | $10 | $31 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 106 | $16 | $50 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 92 | $8 | $20 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 84 | $13 | $40 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 61 | $72 | $188 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 56 | $31 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 55 | $72 | $122 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 50 | $10 | $25 |
| Automated urinalysis | 47 | $2 | $5 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 45 | $167 | $376 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 43 | $281 | $450 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 43 | $31 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 42 | $42 | $128 |
| Vitamin D level test | 41 | $29 | $60 |
| Annual depression screening | 41 | $19 | $43 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 31 | $18 | $40 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 31 | $156 | $467 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 28 | $19 | $43 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 21 | $10 | $32 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 20 | $3 | $12 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 19 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 19 | $5 | $11 |
| Administration of vaccine | 17 | $16 | $39 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 14 | $11 | $34 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 13 | $8 | $23 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 12 | $41 | $128 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 12 | $167 | $377 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Shepard is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 11%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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